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| Former names | Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center |
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| Location | Expo Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai |
| Coordinates | 31°11′29″N 121°29′22″E / 31.191291°N 121.489391°E |
| Public transit |  China Art Museum 8 |
| Operator | AEG |
| Capacity | Main Venue maximum: 18,000 Main Venue end-stage: 13,000 The Mixing Room & Muse: 800 |
| Surface | Flooring |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2007 |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Architect | ECADI and MANICA Architecture |
The Mercedes-Benz Arena (simplified Chinese: 梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心; traditional Chinese: 梅賽德斯-奔馳文化中心; pinyin: Méisàidésī-Bēnchí Wénhuà Zhōngxīn; Shanghainese: Me-se-teq-sy-pen-zy Ven-ho Tson-sin, literally "Mercedes-Benz Culture Center"), formerly known as the Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center, is an indoor arena located on the former grounds of Expo 2010 in Pudong, Shanghai. It is owned and operated by the AEG-OPG joint venture.
The facility seats 18,000 people and includes a smaller venue, The Mixing Room & Muse, which is a more intimate live-music venue.[1]
The arena hosted the opening ceremony for the Expo 2010, during which it was known as the Expo Cultural Center.
- ^ "The Mixing Room & Muse" Time Out Shanghai. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-18